#1 and #2 are kinda cute..and appear to be well made. I think #3 was made for someone who is going to be a butcher or a chef...but is rather odd. #4 & #5 are well made, but CREEEEEEEPY!!! #6...well, it's definitely a wreck!!

But...no I think I'm going to go have a BLT as my hunger has been inspired by the first cake in this post...LOL

It might just be me, but the pork cut diagram was adorable. I'd not only eat it, especially if it turned into a sort of pork meatloaf cake, but I would cut along the lines so everyone gets a proper cut of porkcake.

I want to know why they only cooked HALF of that last pic... I mean, do need raw bacon for some things, and cooked bacon for others... but I am totally unaware of any recipe that calls for "slab o' bacon, cooked on one side"!

The pig head center piece is awesome lol :) It reminds me of a pig roast that we had at the Cerebral Palsy Camp I worked at a few years ago. I set up a "Kiss the Pig" contest to raise money for the camp. Six of the staff members were nominated to participate and the kids & parents donated money to the person that they wanted to kiss the pig. It came down to a girl and a guy...The guy could care less about it but the girl really didn't want to do it so she was putting $20s in the guys jar! But the parents thought it was hilarious so they made sure she "won" :)

Ha. I made the 3rd one for a retiring meat cutter. It was great because the whole party was full of meat cutters who weren't grossed out by the cake at all. This was also my first attempt at using fondont(for the cutting boards).

To whomever asked if bacon flavored cake was possible, why yes, yes it is. I don't know if it's kosher (heh) to post this link, but my friend makes these all the time and they're yummy. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/maple-french-toast-and-bacon-cupcakes-recipe/index.html

I took a class whilst getting my degree in Food Science that I simply called "Meat Class". The second cake is AWESOME...I'm going to email that to my former meat professor. He had a picture of a guy that had that very diagram tattooed on him. So, so awesome.

The last 2 cakes of a roasted pig reminds me of mooncakes in shape of a pig! They come around the Autumn Festival (Chinese culture)--really cute and yummy (haha but filled with red bean or lotus paste, etc)! They also come fish shaped.

Hi, just wanted to share that the pig cake with an apple at the mouth would probably be an immitation of a dish/delicacy from the Philippines wherein they roast a whole pig and then serve it with an apple at the mouth when put on the food table. :)

I love #2! It's cute :) would be perfect for a butcher. Or for someone from a pork loving background. In some cultures (ex. Italy) they eat EVERY PART of the the pig. They really do provide a lot of food!

I really love a good pig roast. However, I don't think I'd want a cake of that. confusing to the senses.

You just reminded me--I'm taking my kids to a farm today to help weigh pigs. And yes, they are quickly growing piglets. There's a pig map on the wall similar to this one! (with a lot more detail)

and for those of you scifi fans of SGA, remember the scene from the episode, The Storm. the one where while the marines are guarding the gate, they discuss the things they miss most about being in another galaxy? Bacon.

The first bacon cake is amazing... while my reaction was "ewww, as a cake?!" I know some people who would consider that the stuff of died-and-gone-to-heaven. However, I'm not sure if I'd call that can "beer". Yellow water, maybe ;)

ah head cheese. Worked in a meat warehouse once... dropped every type of meat at one point or another. Generally the boxes just fall and stay down, but head cheese boxes... well... they bounced like rubber balls. That aside, i do like the pig diagram.

The #2 Cuts Chart was my husbands idea to bring to pig roast. The butchers there loved it! I just thought the little piggie was cute. The cake was Tomato Soup Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting! So, to me, it tasted better than it looked!~kellie b

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